| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Norman Lantz (fresh) SG - Fred Drake (fresh) SF - Carl Tatham (fresh) PF - Richard Dewald (fresh) C - Thomas Mortenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fresh) SG - Roy Freitag (fresh) SF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) PF - Brandon Polinsky (fresh) C - Brian Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Drake | Roy Freitag is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Roy Freitag travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Chattanooga | Carl Tatham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brian Bradshaw | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Freitag | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Polinsky - foul #1 on Brandon Polinsky, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Chattanooga | Carl Tatham connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Drake | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Drake | Thomas Mortenson is called for the reach on Roy Freitag - foul #1 on Thomas Mortenson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG), Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 17:26 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Roe | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Drake | William Hinojosa hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Mortenson - foul #2 on Thomas Mortenson, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bill West (PF), Charles Witherington (C) Richard Dewald, Thomas Mortenson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:09 | Drake | William Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Chattanooga | Charles Witherington snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | Chattanooga | Carl Tatham hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:29 | Drake | William Hinojosa misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:27 | Chattanooga | Bill West grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:21 | Chattanooga | Charles Witherington pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Chattanooga | Charles Witherington makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Norman Lantz | 4-6 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Douglas Carr drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Norman Lantz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Drake (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Tatham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill West (fresh) C - Charles Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harry Roe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Hay (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Douglas Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Hay - foul #1 on Luis Hay, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Rick Malone (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Richard Dewald (PF) Norman Lantz, Fred Drake, Carl Tatham | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Harry Roe, Luis Hay, Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa, Douglas Carr | |
| 15:23 | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith buries a floater from the left side | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Dewald - foul #1 on Richard Dewald, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman (SF) Charles Witherington | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:10 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-10 |
| 14:51 | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:29 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Freitag - foul #1 on Roy Freitag, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) Dikembe Azure | |
| 14:29 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:29 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 14:16 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Fred Drake (SG), Carl Tatham (SF), Charles Witherington (C) Thomas Smith, Richard Dewald, Bill West | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Douglas Carr (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 13:40 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Pittman - foul #1 on Lawrence Pittman, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz (PG) Lawrence Pittman | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Gerald Avery, Terry Muse | |
| 13:40 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:25 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Lantz and he's hacked by Luis Hay - foul #2 on Luis Hay, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald (PF) Rick Malone | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Terry Muse (SF) Luis Hay, Brandon Polinsky | |
| 13:25 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | Drake | Terry Muse is fouled on the floor by Carl Tatham - foul #1 on Carl Tatham, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Brian Bradshaw (C) Douglas Carr | |
| 12:48 | Drake | The jump hook by Dikembe Arakawa is blocked by Charles Witherington | 10-11 |
| 12:46 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman (PF), Bill West (C) Richard Dewald, Charles Witherington | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 12:28 | Drake | David Pollard hits the finger roll and the foul's on Norman Lantz - foul #1 on Norman Lantz, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith (SG) Fred Drake | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:28 | Drake | David Pollard makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-14 |
| 12:00 | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:42 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz is whistled for a carry | 10-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Rick Malone (PG), Richard Dewald (PF) Norman Lantz, Carl Tatham | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Rick Malone (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Dewald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill West (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) SG - Harry Roe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hinojosa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Drake | The jump hook by William Hinojosa is blocked by Richard Dewald | 10-14 |
| 11:26 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:19 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 11:17 | Drake | Gerald Avery grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 11:13 | Drake | William Hinojosa travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Fred Drake (SG), Carl Tatham (SF), Charles Witherington (C) Thomas Smith, Lawrence Pittman, Bill West | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:56 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Harry Roe is fouled on the floor by Carl Tatham - foul #2 on Carl Tatham, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders (PG) Carl Tatham | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF) Dikembe Arakawa, William Hinojosa | |
| 10:37 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | Drake | Harry Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:17 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas Carr - foul #1 on Douglas Carr, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz (PG) Scott Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG), Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Gerald Avery, Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Douglas Carr | |
| 10:17 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | Drake | Dikembe Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-16 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw tips it in | 13-18 |
| 09:38 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rick Malone | 16-18 |
| 09:24 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Roy Freitag | 16-20 |
| 09:00 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone blows the layup | 16-20 |
| 08:58 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald tips it home | 18-20 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-20 |
| 08:44 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:42 | Chattanooga | David Pollard takes the ball from Richard Dewald in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Rick Malone takes the ball from Brandon Polinsky | 18-20 |
| 08:32 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | Drake | David Pollard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 08:15 | Drake | Brian Bradshaw hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 07:58 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald misses the dunk attempt | 20-22 |
| 07:56 | Chattanooga | Charles Witherington gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:42 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Lawrence Pittman (SF), Bill West (C) Norman Lantz, Fred Drake, Rick Malone, Charles Witherington | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Harry Roe (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Douglas Carr (PF), William Hinojosa (C) David Pollard, Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, Brian Bradshaw | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Scott Sanders (fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Dewald (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Gerald Avery (fresh) SG - Harry Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hinojosa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Drake | Douglas Carr clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:24 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Douglas Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Dewald - foul #2 on Richard Dewald, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Rick Malone (SF) Richard Dewald | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 07:18 | Drake | Douglas Carr makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Douglas Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:18 | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:01 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #1 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| 06:45 | Chattanooga | Bill West drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Malone and he's fouled by William Hinojosa - foul #1 on William Hinojosa, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Terry Muse (SF) William Hinojosa | |
| 06:45 | Chattanooga | Bill West makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:35 | Drake | Douglas Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 06:12 | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 05:48 | Drake | Douglas Carr's floater is knocked away by Bill West | 25-23 |
| 05:47 | Chattanooga | Bill West grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:28 | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz (PG), Fred Drake (SG), Charles Witherington (C) Scott Sanders, Thomas Smith, Rick Malone | |
| Subs | Drake | David Pollard (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 05:09 | Drake | Bill West steps in front of the Terry Muse pass | 25-23 |
| 05:05 | Chattanooga | Bill West lays it up and in | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Rick Malone (SF) Lawrence Pittman | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Freitag (SG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Brandon Polinsky (PF), William Hinojosa (C) Harry Roe, Terry Muse, Dikembe Arakawa, Douglas Carr | |
| 04:41 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 04:31 | Drake | Brandon Polinsky misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 04:30 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 04:25 | Chattanooga | Fred Drake drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Rick Malone | 30-23 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Roy Freitag is fouled on the floor by Fred Drake - foul #1 on Fred Drake, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:08 | Drake | Roy Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:51 | Chattanooga | Bill West misses long on a runner near the basket | 30-25 |
| 03:49 | Drake | David Pollard grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Roy Freitag misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 03:34 | Chattanooga | Bill West gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Norman Lantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Drake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Malone (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill West (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Witherington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - David Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Freitag (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Polinsky (tiring) 7 pts. C - William Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone loses the dribble to David Pollard | 30-25 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Dikembe Azure can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 03:08 | Chattanooga | Bill West grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 03:01 | Chattanooga | Rick Malone misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 30-25 |
| 03:00 | Drake | William Hinojosa pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Roy Freitag clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 02:40 | Drake | William Hinojosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:25 | Drake | Rick Malone is called for the reach on David Pollard - foul #1 on Rick Malone, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Carl Tatham (SF), Richard Dewald (PF), Thomas Mortenson (C) Norman Lantz, Fred Drake, Rick Malone, Bill West, Charles Witherington | |
| Subs | Drake | Luis Hay (SG), Terry Muse (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Brian Bradshaw (C) Roy Freitag, Dikembe Azure, Brandon Polinsky, William Hinojosa | |
| 02:25 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:25 | Drake | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:22 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders is hacked by David Pollard in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Pollard, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG) David Pollard | |
| 02:22 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:22 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:06 | Drake | Scott Sanders steals the ball from Luis Hay | 32-27 |
| 01:46 | Chattanooga | Thomas Mortenson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Bradshaw - foul #1 on Brian Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Lawrence Pittman (PF) Richard Dewald | |
| Subs | Drake | Harry Roe (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| 01:46 | Chattanooga | Thomas Mortenson makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:46 | Chattanooga | Thomas Mortenson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Terry Muse misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-27 |
| 01:30 | Chattanooga | Carl Tatham pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:28 | Chattanooga | Terry Muse is called for the reach on Scott Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Muse, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Drake | Gerald Avery (PG), Douglas Carr (C) Terry Muse, Brian Bradshaw | |
| 01:28 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Chattanooga | Scott Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | Drake | Douglas Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Luis Hay misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Tatham - foul #3 on Carl Tatham, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz (PG), Richard Dewald (PF) Scott Sanders, Carl Tatham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 01:13 | Drake | Luis Hay misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Luis Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:13 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Richard Dewald | 35-27 |
| 00:48 | Chattanooga | Norman Lantz hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 35-27 |
| 00:47 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Dikembe Arakawa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Luis Hay snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Gerald Avery buries a floater from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 00:05 | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith loses the dribble to Harry Roe | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Harry Roe misses the easy layup | 35-29 |
| 00:01 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Richard Dewald | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Chattanooga | Richard Dewald can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |